A grassy green lawn requires lots of water and those that look like golf courses are often treated with earth-unfriendly chemicals. There are lots of grassless options out there like native plantings, gravel ground covering stone pavers. Many grass-free solutions require very little maintenance and little (or no) water for drought-prone locations. Here, we've rounded up just a few of our favorite grassless yards from around the web...
Green Inspiration: Grass-Free Landscaping
• 1 by Galbraith and Associates landscape architects
• 2 Sunset magazine. Image: Steven Gunther
• 3 by Pink Shovel Landscapes
• 4 this "yard" is almost purely architectural, via Australia's HomeOne forum
• 5 the front yard of the Schipani's DC residence, from Schipani Degan Blog
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I'm curious what the ground cover is in the first and second photos. I've been looking for alternatives to my (weedy) lawn, but so far haven't been able to identify any good alternative ground cover plants that will survive full sun and dryness.
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Indeed, grass-covered lawns are very neat and beautiful to look at, but they require so much maintenance. I’ve been looking for substitutes or alternatives, because I know there are other ways to keep your lawn from looking too shabby. Thanks for sharing these other blogs where I could get nice garden landscaping ideas.
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